Skip to content
  • Register
    • We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!

    Gelato is just as bad as ice cream!

    Posts: 90 Member
    edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face

    Welcome!

    It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
    Sign In
    Register
    «1

    Replies

    • Posts: 18,730 Member
      Bad how? Calorie dense?

      A lot of gelato is very similar to ice cream in terms of ingredients, particularly where a huge number of places (particularly in the US and Australia) just serve ice cream and call it gelato because it's trendy. Other gelato is not dairy based, but is still made with fruit and added sugar and will have calories to match the ingredients.

      I make ice cream fit my goals pretty much every day.
    • Posts: 9,150 Member
      laraaragon wrote: »
      I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face

      Because it is ice cream. Why would you think it isn't?

      Caveat - I'm not saying ice cream/gelato is "bad". I'm saying there's little difference between ice cream and gelato (which is Italian for ice cream).
    • Posts: 90 Member
      Alatariel75 wrote: »
      Bad how? Calorie dense?

      A lot of gelato is very similar to ice cream in terms of ingredients, particularly where a huge number of places (particularly in the US and Australia) just serve ice cream and call it gelato because it's trendy. Other gelato is not dairy based, but is still made with fruit and added sugar and will have calories to match the ingredients.

      I make ice cream fit my goals pretty much every day.

      1 cup of dark chocolate gelato is around 400 calories. Not as much dairy, but lots of sugar.
    • Posts: 236 Member
      Neither are bad, but both are delicious!
    • Posts: 30,886 Member
      edited February 2016
      Alatariel75 wrote: »
      Bad how? Calorie dense?

      My question too. Also, why would it be particularly different?

      And whether called ice cream or gelato, there's a pretty wide range of options (including how many calories they have).

      Most of the ones I eat are around 200 calories per serving, which isn't that hard to fit in a day.
    • Posts: 1,475 Member
      Are you confusing gelato with lower-calorie sorbet vs. ice cream?
    • Posts: 90 Member
      ASKyle wrote: »
      Are you confusing gelato with lower-calorie sorbet vs. ice cream?

      Maybe sorbet. I thought since it had less dairy fat that the calories count was less. Goal: stick to half cup serving
    • Posts: 1,475 Member
      laraaragon wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Maybe sorbet. I thought since it had less dairy fat that the calories count was less. Goal: stick to half cup serving

      I think gelato is generally richer than ice cream, ice cream richer than sorbet. I've seen some chocolate sorbet out there but it was terrible and not worth eating.

      Now, froyo is where it's at.
    • Posts: 6,212 Member
      Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

      FTFY :smiley:
    • Posts: 4,696 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
      Gelato is just as bad delicious as 100 times better than ice cream

      FTFY :smiley:

      FTFY :wink:
    • Posts: 2,528 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
      Gelato is just as bad delicious as ice cream

      FTFY :smiley:

      Still wrong. Gelato is BETTER than ice cream ;)
    • Posts: 6,212 Member
      williams969 wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Still wrong. Gelato is BETTER than ice cream ;)

      Luckily they're not mutually exclusive

      #WhyNotBoth
    • Posts: 335 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      Luckily they're not mutually exclusive

      #WhyNotBoth

      ^^ This!

      They're definitely not same, and not comparable to sherbet or sorbet or frozen yogurt, for that matter - all different, all delicious in their own way.
    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      Now I want some talenti. :)

      I work ice cream and/or Gelato into my calorie goal.

      Now if you'd said GELATI, that's an entirely different thing.

      #can'twaitforRita'sWaterIce
    • Posts: 13,454 Member
      This thread makes me sad.
    • Posts: 1,411 Member
      I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?
    • Posts: 3,501 Member
      Food is not bad.
    • Posts: 3,979 Member
      MommyL2015 wrote: »
      I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

      The recipe is generally slightly different, with less cream and egg yolk (or no egg at all) than ice cream, and the process is a bit different too (slower churning = denser product.) It's still got milk, cream, and sugar though so it's not a huge difference calorie-wise.
    • Posts: 13,454 Member
      edited February 2016
      MommyL2015 wrote: »
      I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

      There are some differences. Gelato has a lower proportion of cream/eggs and is usually denser than ice cream, which tends to be a little fluffier. Because of that, I think it's possible to eat smaller servings of gelato and be satisfied, so it just kind of depends on your preference.

      We spent a month in Florence a few years ago and ate gelato every single day (sometimes twice a day) while I was losing, so I'm a little put out by this insinuation that there's something "bad" about gelato. Or ice cream for that matter... ;)

      http://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-ice-cream-and-gelato-word-of-mouth-119657
    • Posts: 41,865 Member
      I love coconut gelato...it has real coconut in it so, ya know...super food....
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      MommyL2015 wrote: »
      I thought gelato was just the Italian name for ice cream?

      I thought this too and I've spent a lot of time in Italy

      Well one lives and learns
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      I really don't know what you are talking about. Did you think it was fat free...or frozen ice or something? And what's bad about it? I personally choose not to fit it in very much, but a serving or two is doable and it's delicious.
    • Posts: 13,049 Member
      laraaragon wrote: »
      I was thinking of gettjng some gelato with my kid tonight and it is just as bad as ice cream! Why?!?!?! Sad face

      Bad?
    • Posts: 90 Member
      Ok everyone seems to offended that I used the word bad. I just thought it had less calories than ice cream. That's all. Sadly, I never seem to lose any weight if I eat ice cream.
    • Posts: 5,132 Member
      The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      Carlos_421 wrote: »
      The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(
      There's a gelato thread we used to keep fairly active on. It's been awhile.
    • Posts: 7,490 Member
      GIF-face-OMG-shocked-tyra-GIF.gif
      what a shocking discovery!

      It is generally lower in fat, but higher in sugar than other styles of ice cream. Gelato typically contains less air and more flavoring than other kinds of frozen desserts, giving it a density and richness that distinguishes it from the others.
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelato

      = a *kitten* ton of calories + An amazing flavor and texture


      I wonder if in the end you were thinking of sorbet XD I've never heard of anyone confusing the two, but i'm giving you the benefit of the doubt
    • Posts: 17,525 Member
      Carlos_421 wrote: »
      The only place I've ever seen gelato is this forum. :(

      that's because it's more mythical... it never lasts long enough to be "seen" just discussed... like the mythical unicorn.
    • Posts: 5,132 Member
      JoRocka wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      that's because it's more mythical... it never lasts long enough to be "seen" just discussed... like the mythical unicorn.

      So THIS is gelato???

      maxresdefault.jpg
    • Posts: 412 Member
      edited February 2016
      Carlos_421 wrote: »
      show previous quotes

      So THIS is gelato???

      maxresdefault.jpg

      My gelato is always *kitten* out by unicorns and served by an actor with a bad wig, isn't yours?
    This discussion has been closed.

    Welcome!

    It looks like you're new here. Sign in or register to get started.
    Sign In
    Register

    Quick Links

    Categories